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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 30, 1921
Page
2
An item notes updated golf gear and Sacramento fashion trends. It highlights new apparel and equipment for players seeking current style and performance enhancements this season.
A garbled page lists items for sale and rental including a piano, sewing machine, light cart horse and harness, and furnished rooms. It then covers a lengthy report from the Riverina conference in Albury NSW advocating a new state creation and constitutional changes to aid regional development, with remarks from Mr Trethowan and references to Albany involvement.
Debate in Melbourne on using Australian timber for newsprint with Queensland mountain ash and silky oak cited as best prospects. The article notes high costs and the need for a local, reliable plant to compete with imported products, urging investment in a Bridgetown area facility despite monopolies in other industries.
The Old Country Lad headlines a concert program featuring Warren Kerkwian with an Irish framed lineup. Other items include Gaument Graphic Bray Pictorial Snub Pillard Comedy Grab the Ghost and the Heir and The Silent Avenger in a lively stage show on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The text discusses possible dangers of party dominance in small states and argues for a second chamber to balance power. It critiques centralized capital influence in large states and notes how Victoria and Tasmania could be governed from capitals, while other states face different dynamics. It advocates the Smaller States movement as a means for reform.
Rainfall totals rise past 230 points as River and Porongorups districts faced heavy rain on Friday. Albany officials postpone senior and first-rate football matches due to boisterous conditions and ground quality amid a busy week. Foundation Day and King’s Birthday are noted as civil or public holidays. The Albany Week committee discusses race meetings and Great Southern District scheduling, with delegates considering a two day race meeting if guarantees are met and travel constraints along the Great Southern Association.
The column records numerous residents and officials traveling by ships and trains, including Mr AL Bichembert to Lerth on business and Mr Scadden returning from the Eastern States. It notes harbor authority Captain Millar’s leave and the Williamson family heading to Albany, plus others sailing to Fogland and the United States, with Exelo passengers from Hopetoun and a list of travelers departing on the Ceramic.
A meeting of members of the memorial club-house elected a management committee led by President A. K. Bennett and Vice presidents T. G. Sounbeen and G. Lydiate. The rules for the club-house were read and adopted, and arrangements set for caretaker applications and opening hours. The gathering also noted a district engagement and extensive rainfall reports from local weather stations.
A severe gale ripped through the harbor causing boats to break free, a small hole in a vessel, and extensive jetty damage. Dredge Avan slipped from lines, Mary suffered hull damage, and several bathing boxes and tea rooms were flooded or ruined. Strong squalls followed with cancellations of sporting fixtures and delays to shipping.
In Nottingham on Saturday the Australians bowled tight to restrict England to 122. Gregory led the attack with six for, while McDonald and Armstrong supported well. England 122 all out. Australia 21 without loss at stumps with Pellew and Carter at crease.
The Australian XI and Oxford University played to a draw after Oxford scored 160 in their first innings, Australia replying with 204 led by Macartney 77 while Hendry 42 not out. In the second innings Oxford reached 174 before stumps with Jardine 96 not out and Holdenworth 67 not out.
Report from Port Darwin notes that Birtles and Roy Fry were injured when Birtles’ car capsized and burned following an explosion amid cargo. Fry is badly burned. Birtles’ injuries are minor. Event tied to steamer Eucla incident near Mopetown. no further details given.
May 20 dispatches report the Soviet Russian army in Bi worn defeated at Chink and withdrawn to Tlotonek while the White forces under General Tholknnoy advance on Chita. Bolsheviks evacuate Ekaterinburg as rebellion spreads in the Urals region.
London reports the Sinn Fein bulletin claims the Dublin Customs House destruction was an unavoidable military necessity. It says the DWL Erin ministry seeks to cripple British governance in Ireland while noting the press condemns such actions as British soldiers and police destroy 15 city town halls many streets of shops and hundreds of residences and farmsteads.
Authorities plan a vigorous comb-out in remote Irish districts. The move targets suspected security concerns amid ongoing unrest and aims to tighten controls while outlining implementation steps and potential timelines.
The Republican army shows no sign of weakening and appears ready for any scheme devised by the British government.
Dublin correspondent cites a London agency estimate that about 800 people have died in the last eighteen months of fighting in Ireland. The figure reflects escalating casualties and the ongoing conflict.
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